Random Thoughts

The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body’s total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form? Dag Hammarskjold Movement and the ocean’s fluidity is a constant that we coast dwellers fully know and…

Civics in action is not high on my feminist list these days. I’m old and tired. So is our president. Our big difference is I care about us, we, the people. He cares nothing about you people But I bet you’re wondering if those women can really do anything? If, like me, you couldn’t…

Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog: By Courtney Ruttenbur Bulsiewicz I came across some of my deceased father’s clothing while getting ready to move last month: a Hawaiian shirt I bought him when I visited Oahu and some old military fatigues. When I was going through his house after he died, about a decade…

Originally posted on Visit Virginia's Eastern Shore: There’s a lot more to oysters than just eating them Oysters from Virginia’s Eastern Shore, plucked from the Atlantic Ocean on one side, and the Chesapeake Bay on the other, ship to restaurants around the world. Buy them at Whole Foods and order them at Grand Central Oyster…

Poets who should be on your list but probably aren’t could be a most extensive list. Once you discover Szymborska you will find yourself returning to her again and again. Here, in prose, savor her perspective. Cosmic Solitude I admit that I find the question of life beyond Earth quite interesting, but still I’d prefer not…

the substance of a shadow in tall grass I wrote this fragment a couple of years ago in a journal on one of those days when nature and I found harmony. This past Sunday such harmony found me again at one of my favorite Delaware beaches, Bethany Beach. I spent the day painting while my…